Nest eradication

How do I report a nest?

Open the report form.
Add photos of the nest and individuals via the Upload button. This is required for validation.
Add your contact details such as your Phone number and Email. Your phone number will be used by eradicators in regions with a coordinated approach to contact you for permission to control the nest and schedule this.
Enter the address or location via the magnifying glass on the map and press Enter. A blue pin will then appear on the map. If necessary, move it to indicate the location of the nest more precisely.
If necessary, add information about the nest such as height, size, etc.
Press Save at the bottom.
The report has been successfully completed when you have received an automatic e-mail. In it, it is best to follow up on your own validation status. Every report provides valuable information for monitoring and research on the Asian hornet in Flanders.

What happens to my report?

After reporting, you will receive a confirmation email. This email contains the link to your report on Waarnemingen. You can always check this link to follow the status of your report.
Your report will be validated through the Waarnemingen platform. This process may take a few days. A photo of the nest is required for validation.
If the nest is in a region with an organized extermination program, the exterminator will contact you by phone to obtain permission to remove the nest and schedule the intervention.
Every report provides valuable information for monitoring and research on the Asian hornet in Flanders.

Where is extermination organized?

Vespa-Watch does not eradicate nests itself. We are a monitoring platform and information point. Through our monitoring, we facilitate coordinated eradication efforts. Municipalities and/or provinces are finishing up the eradication of Asian hornet nests with the end of the hornet season in sight. Please read the news item on the end of nest eradication for more information. Below is an overview of locations where coordinated eradication is taking place, following reports of both primary and secondary nests. The end date for nest eradication is listed for each region when this date is known. After you report the nest, it will first be validated, after which the exterminator can come and destroy the nest within 1-7 working days after validation in accordance with the standards and guidelines of the management regulations. If you did not provide your contact details when making your report, the exterminator will not be able to contact you to exterminate the nest through this coordinated approach.

Province of West-Flanders

All municipalities in the province both on private and public domain.

Province of East-Flanders

In all municipalities except Gent and Sint-Laureins, abatement runs until mid-October 2025

Province of Antwerp

Arendonk: both on private and public domain until 31st October 2025.
Beerse: both on private and public domain until 29st October 2025.
Bonheiden: both on private and public domain until 31st October 2025.
Boom: only on public domain until 30th October 2025.
Hemiksem: only on public domain until 31st of December 2025.
Hoogstraten: both on private and public domain until 31st of October 2025.
Lint: only on public domain until 31st of December 2025.
Mechelen: only on public domain until 31st of October 2025.
Mol: both on private and public domain until 30th of November 2025.
Niel: only on public domain until 31st December 2025.
Putte: both on private and public domain until 31st December 2025.
Schilde: only on public domain and in forest and nature areas managed by nature associations or governments until [date not yet known, check your municipality’s website].
Stabroek: only on public domain until 31st of October 2025.
Turnhout: only on public domain until 31st of October 2025.
Wommelgem: only on public domain until 31st of October 2025.
Consult the Antwerp website for overview of municipalities in charge of eradication.

Province of Flemish Brabant

Haacht: only on public domain until 30th November 2025.
Sint-Genesius-Rode: both on private and public domain until [date not yet known, check your municipality’s website].
Huldenberg: both on private and public domain until 31st October 2025.
Consult the website of Flemish Brabant for overview of municipalities that provide subsidies for nest eradication.

Province of Limburg

As: both on private and public domain until [date not yet known, check your municipality’s website].
Beringen: both on private and public domain until 30th November 2025.
Hasselt: both on private and public domain until 31st October 2025.
Zonhoven: both on private and public domain until 31st December 2025.
Genk: both on private and public domain until 30th of November 2025.
Gingelom: only on public domain until 31st of October 2025.
Riemst: both on private and public domain until 30th of November 2025.
Wellen: both on private and public domain until 30th of November 2025.

Nature and Forest domains

All nests of the Asian hornet will be eradicated in these domains until 31st of October 2025, if eradication is possible according to the regular operation.

Check the website of your municipality

Check your municipality’s website for more information on this coordinated eradication. Through the overview map, you can also check whether your nest will be treated through the reservation status and whether the nest has been controlled or not. If you do not want to wait 10 working days, it is best to contact a private exterminator or the fire brigade which is at your own expense as you will not use the coordinated eradication procedure within your region.

Is the nest located elsewhere in Flanders than mentioned above?

Check your municipality’s website for more information on nest extermination (your municipality may partially reimburse the extermination costs).
Consult the list of certified exterminators to contact an exterminator at your own expense.

Is extermination free?

Extermination is only free in regions with an organized extermination program. Consult the list of certified exterminators to contact an exterminator at your own expense.

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